# Inspector of the Army

The Inspector of the Army (German: Inspekteur des Heeres or InspH) is the title held by the commander and highest ranking officer of the German Army (unless the Inspector General is an army officer) of the modern-day German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr. The Inspector is the most senior officer to serve in the German Army and is a military adviser to the Government of Germany as well as the Ministry of Defence.
He is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Army, in that regard he reports directly to the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (and before 2012, directly to the Federal Minister of Defence). The Inspector commands the Army Command with its subordinate divisions (and division equivalents) and the Army Office with its subordinate training and support establishments. He is a member of the Defence Council for Bundeswehr-wide matters.
The Inspector and his deputy both hold the rank of lieutenant general (Generalleutnant).
The incumbent Inspector Alfons Mais [de].

## List of Inspectors

The Inspectors of the Army, since 1956.
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Röttiger, HansHans Röttiger (1896–1960) | 21 September 1956 | 15 April 1960 † | 3 years, 116 days |
| 2 | Zerbel, AlfredAlfred Zerbel (1904–1987) | 16 April 1960 | 30 September 1964 | 4 years, 258 days |
| 3 | Maizière, UlrichUlrich de Maizière (1912–2006) | 1 October 1964 | 24 August 1966 | 1 year, 327 days |
| 4 | Moll, JosefJosef Moll (1908–1998) | 25 August 1966 | 30 September 1968 | 2 years, 36 days |
| 5 | Schnez, AlbertAlbert Schnez (1911–2007) | 1 October 1968 | 30 September 1971 | 2 years, 364 days |
| 6 | Ferber, ErnstErnst Ferber [de] (1914–1998) | 1 October 1971 | 30 September 1973 | 1 year, 364 days |
| 7 | Hildebrandt, HorstHorst Hildebrandt [de] (1919–1989) | 1 October 1973 | 30 March 1979 | 5 years, 181 days |
| 8 | Poeppel, JohannesJohannes Poeppel (1921–2007) | 1 April 1979 | 30 September 1981 | 2 years, 182 days |
| 9 | Glanz, MeinhardMeinhard Glanz [de] (1924–2005) | 1 October 1981 | 30 September 1984 | 4 years, 365 days |
| 10 | Sandrart, Hans-HenningHans-Henning von Sandrart [de] (1933–2013) | 1 October 1984 | 25 September 1987 | 2 years, 359 days |
| 11 | Ondarza, HenningHenning von Ondarza [de] (born 1933) | 26 October 1987 | 26 September 1991 | 3 years, 335 days |
| 12 | Schönbohm, JörgJörg Schönbohm (1937–2019) | 27 October 1991 | 18 February 1992 | 114 days |
| 13 | Hansen, HelgeHelge Hansen (born 1936) | 18 February 1992 | 21 March 1994 | 2 years, 31 days |
| 14 | Bagger, HartmutHartmut Bagger (1938–2024) | 21 March 1994 | 6 February 1996 | 1 year, 322 days |
| 15 | Willmann, HelmutHelmut Willmann [de] (born 1940) | 6 February 1996 | 28 March 2001 | 5 years, 50 days |
| 16 | Gudera, GertGert Gudera [de] (born 1943) | 28 March 2001 | 3 March 2004 | 2 years, 341 days |
| 17 | Budde, Hans-OttoHans-Otto Budde [de] (born 1948) | 4 March 2004 | 24 March 2010 | 6 years, 19 days |
| 18 | Freers, WernerWerner Freers (born 1954) | 24 March 2010 | 11 September 2012 | 2 years, 172 days |
| 19 | Kasdorf, BrunoBruno Kasdorf [de] (born 1952) | 11 September 2012 | 16 July 2015 | 2 years, 308 days |
| 20 | Vollmer, JörgJörg Vollmer (born 1957) | 16 July 2015 | 13 February 2020 | 4 years, 212 days |
| 21 | Mais, AlfonsAlfons Mais [de] (born 1962) | 13 February 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 342 days |